India, May 6 -- Stories of resilience and ambition have changed the narrative in Maoist areas of Chhattisgarh as 50 underprivileged youths from Dantewada are now placed in tech companies across the country after they received training in coding in local digital skilling residential programmes.

The youths, who are mostly drop-outs and from the tribal community, learned basic coding under the Tribal Welfare Department of the state, which had launched a digital skilling residential programme called 'NavGurukul' on 1 August 2023.

The residential facility offers a meticulously curated curriculum, addressing both technical competencies and holistic personal development, officials in the knowhow said.

"The programme's structured 18-24-month m...